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McCrory appoints new utilities commission members, staff
Gov. Pat McCroy has appointed two new members of the N.C. Utilities Commission and a new director for the commission's Public Staff.
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By Mark Binker
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Pat McCrory has nominated two new members for the North Carolina Utilities Commission, which oversees the rates power companies, phone companies and other utilities can charge customers.
Nominees to the commission must be approved by the legislature. According to a news release, McCrory has tapped:
- Rep. Jerry Dockham of Davidson County. Dockham is an 11-term member of the House. He serves as chairman of the House Insurance Committee and is vice chairman of the Banking and Public Utilities and Energy committees.
Dockham and Patterson replace Lucy Allen of Franklin County and Bill Culpepper of Chowan County, both former Democratic lawmakers.
In addition, McCrory has appointed Chris Ayers of Wake County to serve as executive director of the Public Staff, which represents consumers in rate cases. Ayers will replace Robert Gruber, the Public Staff's longtime director.
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